Busia District

by February 17, 2018

The access rates in Busia vary from 60 % in Masinya Sub-County to 95 % in Lumino Sub-County.
Busia has 1,010 domestic water points which serve a total of 275,026 people – 234,804 in rural areas.
78 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.
Busia has 2 piped schemes.

Access

77%

Rural Functionality

94%

Equity

49

Management

83%

Gender

84%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50

250

1,000

2,000

100

500

1,500

MJNMajanji1,308

Majanji
Population 1,308

WDVWestern DIV7,154

Western DIV
Population 7,154

EDVEastern DIV9,425

Eastern DIV
Population 9,425

BHHBuhehe413

Buhehe
Population 413

BLMBulumbi290

Bulumbi
Population 290

BSTBusitema322

Busitema
Population 322

BTBButeba531

Buteba
Population 531

BYNBuyanga325

Buyanga
Population 325

DBNDabani638

Dabani
Population 638

LMNLumino254

Lumino
Population 254

MSBMasaba386

Masaba
Population 386

MSFMasafu299

Masafu
Population 299

MSNMasinya1,011

Masinya
Population 1,011

SKDSikuda591

Sikuda
Population 591

LNYLunyo323

Lunyo
Population 323

BSMBusime382

Busime
Population 382

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 %

60 %

40 %

80 %

Total Access77 %

Rural Access79 %

Urban Access67 %

BHHBuhehe
92 %

Buhehe
Population Served 20,336

BLMBulumbi
94 %

Bulumbi
Population Served 15,818

BSMBusime
66 %

Busime
Population Served 13,430

BSTBusitema
95 %

Busitema
Population Served 18,113

BTBButeba
68 %

Buteba
Population Served 20,815

BYNBuyanga
95 %

Buyanga
Population Served 19,230

DBNDabani
76 %

Dabani
Population Served 24,424

EDVEastern DIV
NWSC

Eastern DIV
Population Served NWSC

LMNLumino
95 %

Lumino
Population Served 15,400

LNYLunyo
66 %

Lunyo
Population Served 10,824

MJNMajanji
95 %

Majanji
Population Served 11,333

MSBMasaba
84 %

Masaba
Population Served 21,624

MSFMasafu
72 %

Masafu
Population Served 16,100

MSNMasinya
60 %

Masinya
Population Served 13,250

SKDSikuda
68 %

Sikuda
Population Served 14,103

WDVWestern DIV
NWSC

Western DIV
Population Served NWSC

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %

80 %

70 %

90 %

Rural Functionality94 %

Urban Functionality76 %

BHHBuhehe
93 %

Buhehe
Functional Sources NWSC

BLMBulumbi
92 %

Bulumbi
Functional Sources NWSC

BSMBusime
90 %

Busime
Functional Sources NWSC

BSTBusitema
94 %

Busitema
Functional Sources NWSC

BTBButeba
84 %

Buteba
Functional Sources NWSC

BYNBuyanga
96 %

Buyanga
Functional Sources NWSC

DBNDabani
98 %

Dabani
Functional Sources NWSC

EDVEastern DIV
NWSC

Eastern DIV
Functional Sources NWSC

LMNLumino
91 %

Lumino
Functional Sources NWSC

LNYLunyo
95 %

Lunyo
Functional Sources NWSC

MJNMajanji
93 %

Majanji
Functional Sources NWSC

MSBMasaba
100 %

Masaba
Functional Sources NWSC

MSFMasafu
97 %

Masafu
Functional Sources NWSC

MSNMasinya
96 %

Masinya
Functional Sources NWSC

SKDSikuda
95 %

Sikuda
Functional Sources NWSC

WDVWestern DIV
NWSC

Western DIV
Functional Sources NWSC

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.